The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) initiated the “Export Initiative Environmental Protection” (EXI) in 2016. Since 2021, projects in the field of “green hydrogen and fuel cell technologies” for off-grid and decentralised power supply can be explicitly funded via the associated guideline, which was amended on 27.5.21 and published in the Federal Gazette (“Bundesanzeiger”). Through funded measures in the area of the export of green and sustainable (environmental) infrastructure, knowledge and application of innovative climate protection technologies and their infrastructure are to be exchanged and made accessible internationally. In order to achieve concrete and sustainable development, suitable capacities and supply chains are also to be established on site, appropriate framework conditions are to be created and cross-project knowledge is to be gained and reviewed.
The submission of project outlines is generally possible on an ongoing basis beyond the annual deadline for the prioritisation of outlines – and is explicitly encouraged. Further information can be found on the website of the Export Initiative Environmental Protection.
Project ideas can be discussed in advance with the Export Initiative team at any time and refined within the framework of the NOW advisory service for the first formal step of the outline submission. The general information provided by the EXI project management agency provides an overview of the applicable funding conditions and formal requirements for outlines and funding applications.
